Sighing to myself, I approached the ruins, when a man lightly armed in a breastplate and pauldrons stopped me.
"Hey. No entry here… Um? Red hair? By any chance, are you the Hero Kieran?"
"Hmm. That will be me."
"Can I see the Hero's plaque?"
I fished out my Hero's plaque and handed it to him.
He examined it carefully, then handed the plaque back and bowed his head.
"Excuse my rudeness. The circumstances are hectic and so is my mind, I did not even recognize a Hero."
"It's nothing. What about you?"
"Selenion, I am a knight of the Kingdom of Prona."
"You are a knight, huh. Then Sir Selenion, can you brief me on the palace's status?"
"Yes. No problem. I will guide you inside and explain."
Selenion led me back to the right yard of the palace.
"As you can see… the palace has completely collapsed. It is hard to score not only the royal palace proper, but also the gardens, gymnasiums, and other miscellaneous divisions."
